JP2012015690A - Headphones - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide headphones capable of fitting a variety of different user ears, in the headphones having ear hanging members for hanging on the outer peripherals of the ears to prevent dropping from the ears.SOLUTION: The headphones include speakers, support members for supporting the speakers, and ear hanging members slidably disposed on the support members. According to the headphones, the ear hanging members are slidable relative to the support members. Therefore, because the user can slide the ear hanging members and adjust to make the headphones fit the ears, the headphones is not displaced and does not make the user feel uncomfortable by applying an unnecessary pressure to the ears.

Description

  The present invention relates to a headphone including an ear hook member that is hung on an outer periphery of an ear in order to prevent the ear from falling off.

  2. Description of the Related Art As headphones used for portable music players and the like, there is known a headphone including an ear hook member that is hung on an outer periphery of an ear in order to prevent the ear from falling off (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such a headphone is suitable for listening to music generated by a portable music player or the like while running or the like because the headphone is fixed to the user's ear by the ear hook member, and it is difficult for the headphone to fall off the ear. .

JP 2003-078984 A

  However, since headphones having a conventional ear hook member cannot cope with the size and shape of each user's ears even though the size and shape of the user's ears vary, the headphones are not suitable for running. There are problems such as misalignment and unnecessary pressure on the ear, causing the user to feel uncomfortable.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a headphone that can be fitted to various different user's ears.

  A headphone according to the present invention includes a speaker, a support member that supports the speaker, and an ear hook member that is slidably provided on the support member.

  In the headphones configured as described above, since the ear hook member is slidable with respect to the support member, the user can adjust the headphones to fit the ear by sliding the ear hook member. Or giving unnecessary pressure to the ears and making the user feel uncomfortable. That is, the headphone configured as described above can fit the headphone to various different user's ears. In addition, since the ear hook member is configured to slide, the user can easily adjust the headphones so that they fit the ears.

  The headphone of the present invention is characterized in that, in the headphone described above, the ear hook member is slidable in the horizontal direction.

  In the headphones configured as described above, since the ear hooking member can slide in the horizontal direction, it is possible to easily adjust the headphones to fit the ears when the headphones are attached.

  The headphone of the present invention is the headphone described above, wherein the speaker includes a left ear speaker and a right ear speaker, and the support member is a neckband connecting the left ear speaker and the right ear speaker. It is characterized by.

  In the headphones having the above configuration, the support member is a neckband that connects the left-ear speaker and the right-ear speaker. Therefore, there is an advantage that the headphones are not easily displaced when the headphones are attached.

  The headphone of the present invention is characterized in that, in the headphone described above, the ear hook member is made of an elastic material.

  The headphone configured as described above has an advantage that the ear hook member is made of an elastic material, so that the ear hook member is well adapted to the shape of the base of the user's ear and can be easily fitted to the ear.

  The headphone of the present invention is characterized in that in the headphone described above, the ear hook member has a hollow portion that is crushed when it comes into contact with the base of the ear.

  The headphone configured as described above is formed when the ear hook member is made of an elastic material and has a hollow portion that is crushed when it comes into contact with the base of the ear, so that the ear hook member contacts the base of the user's ear. In addition, there is an advantage that the hollow portion is crushed so that it is well adapted to the shape of the base of the user's ear and can easily fit into the ear.

  According to the headphones of the present invention, since the ear hook member is slidable with respect to the support member, the user can adjust the headphones to fit the ear by sliding the ear hook member. There will be no misalignment or unnecessary pressure on the ear, causing the user to feel uncomfortable. That is, the headphones of the present invention can fit the headphones to various different user's ears. In addition, since the ear hook member is configured to slide, the user can easily adjust the headphones so that they fit the ears.

The perspective view which shows the whole structure of the headphones which show embodiment of this invention. Front view showing the overall configuration of the headphones Similarly, a plan view showing the overall configuration of the headphones Right side view showing the overall configuration of the headphones The perspective view which shows the whole structure of the headphones which show other embodiment of this invention. Similarly, a plan view showing the overall configuration of the headphones Right side view showing the overall configuration of the headphones

  Hereinafter, headphones according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a headphone showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the headphone, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the headphone, and FIG. It is a right view which shows the whole structure.

  The headphone 1 is a so-called neckband type headphone that is used around a user's neck, and includes a speaker 2, a support member 3, and an ear hook member 4.

  The speaker 2 includes a left ear speaker 21 and a right ear speaker 22. The left-ear speaker 21 and the right-ear speaker 22 each support a substantially hemispherical speaker body 5 provided with a driver unit (not shown) therein and the speaker body 5 and extend in the extending direction of the support member 3. , And a substantially L-shaped support portion 6 bent in a substantially vertical direction from the extending direction. Audio input from a portable music player or the like is output from the front surface 7 of the speaker body 5 to the outside (user's ear) when the driver unit vibrates.

  The support member 3 supports the speaker 2 and is a neckband that connects the left-ear speaker 21 and the right-ear speaker 22. The support member 3 is formed in a substantially horizontal U shape in plan view and in a curved lateral view S shape so as to match the shape of the base of the ear, and the inside is hollow. A headphone cord (not shown) is inserted into the hollow support member 3 and led out to the outside from a headphone cord lead-out portion 8 provided in the middle of the support member 3 in the left-right direction in a side view. The headphones 1 are used with the support member 3 hung on the user's neck.

  The ear hook member 4 is made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, and has a substantially inverted C shape in a side view curved so as to match the shape of the base of the ear. The ear hook member 4 is provided with a hollow slide portion 9 that is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the support member 3 and is slightly larger than the diameter of the support member 3. By attaching the ear hook member 4 to the support member 3 via the slide portion 9, that is, by inserting the support member 3 into the slide portion 9 and attaching the ear hook member 4 to the support member 3, the ear hook member 4 is slidably provided on the support member 3, and is slidable in the horizontal direction (AB direction in FIG. 4) along the support member 3. Since moderate friction acts between the support member 3 and the ear hook member 4, the user can slide the ear hook member 4 and fix it at a desired position. Further, the ear hook member 4 is provided with a cavity portion 10 along the shape of the ear hook member 4 in the vertical direction when viewed from the side. When the ear hooking member 4 comes into contact with the base of the ear, the cavity 10 is crushed so that the ear hooking member 4 is well adapted to the shape of the base of the ear. Note that the posture of the headphones 1 when worn by the user is substantially the same as the posture of FIG.

  When the headphone 1 configured as described above is attached, in order to insert the root of the ear between the left ear speaker 21 / right ear speaker 22 and the ear hook member 4, the ear hook member 4 is used in advance for the left ear. The ear hooking member 4 is slid in a direction away from the speaker 21 and the right ear speaker 22 (A direction in FIG. 4), and the ear hooking member 4 is positioned at a certain distance from the left ear speaker 21 and the right ear speaker 22. Next, the support member 3 is opened and hung around the neck, and the base of the ear is inserted between the left ear speaker 21, the right ear speaker 22, and the ear hook member 4. Then, the ear hooking member 4 is slid in a direction approaching the left ear speaker 21 and the right ear speaker 22 (ear) (direction B in FIG. 4). Conversely, when removing the headphones 1, the ear hook member is slid in the direction away from the left ear speaker 21 and the right ear speaker 22 (ear) (direction A in FIG. 4), and the ear hook member 4 is used for the left ear. The speaker 21 and the right-ear speaker 22 (ear) are positioned at a certain distance. Then, the support member 3 is opened and the headphones 1 are removed from the neck.

  As described above, since the ear hook member 4 is slidable with respect to the support member 3, the user can adjust the headphone 1 to fit the ear by sliding the ear hook member 4. Therefore, the headphone is not displaced, and unnecessary pressure is not applied to the ear to make the user feel uncomfortable. That is, the headphones 1 can fit the headphones 1 to various different user's ears. In addition, since the ear hooking member 4 is configured to slide, the user can easily adjust the headphones 1 to fit the ears.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a headphone showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the headphone, and FIG. 7 is a right side view showing the overall configuration of the headphone. A headphone 101 according to another embodiment is a so-called earphone, and the configuration of the support member 103 that supports the speaker 2 is different from the headphone 1 according to the above-described embodiment. Specifically, the support member 103 has a substantially horizontal C shape in a side view that is curved so as to match the shape of the base of the ear, and is provided with a stopper 11 for preventing the ear hook member 4 from falling off. ing. The headphones 101 are attached to the left and right ears. 5 to 7 show only the headphones worn on one ear (left ear) of the user, but the headphones worn on the other ear (right ear) have the same configuration and shape. As a result, it has a symmetrical shape.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Headphone, 2 ... Speaker, 3,103 ... Support member, 4 ... Ear hook member, 5 ... Speaker main body, 6 ... Support part, 7 ... Front surface, 8 ... Headphone cord lead-out part, 9 ... Slide part, 10 ... hollow part, 11 ... stopper, 21 ... left ear speaker, 22 ... right ear speaker

Claims (5)

Speakers,
A support member for supporting the speaker;
An ear hook member slidably provided on the support member;
Headphones characterized by comprising.   The headphone according to claim 1, wherein the ear hook member is slidable in a horizontal direction. The speaker has a left ear speaker and a right ear speaker,
The headphone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support member is a neckband that connects the left-ear speaker and the right-ear speaker.   The headphone according to claim 1, wherein the ear hook member is made of an elastic material.   The headphone according to claim 4, wherein the ear hooking member has a hollow portion that is crushed when coming into contact with the base of the ear.

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